Thousands flee Sudan's capital as clashes rage

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 20, 2023 12:07 am

KHARTOUM: Thousands of residents fled Sudan's capital Khartoum on Wednesday as fighting between the army and paramilitaries that killed nearly 200 people dead raged for a fifth day after a 24-hour truce collapsed.

The violence erupted last Saturday between the forces of two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup: army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

A QUIET PLACE An empty street in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in the aftermath of fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals. AFP PHOTO

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